Events of Civil War

Battle of Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Confederates fire on Fort Sumter, starting the war.

Harper's Ferry

Apr 18, 1861

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/harpers-ferry.html?tab=factsFederal soldiers abandon Harpers Ferry.

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1862

The proclamation declared that "all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free."

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg.html?tab=factsJuly 1-3, 1863

Gettysburg Address

Nov 19, 1863

President Lincoln dedicated the ceremony for the Cemetery of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,

Sherman beins "March to the Sea"

Nov 15, 1864

http://www.history.com/topics/shermans-march/videos?mkwid=sAwhaTIZQ|dc_pcrid_24382335318_pkw_sherman's%20march_pmt_b&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=sherman's%20march&utm_campaign=G_Civil+War&paidlink=1&cmpid=PaidSearch_google_G_Civil+War_sherman's%20march&gclid=CPnVx6WbsbwCFckWMgodcm0AeA

Inaugurated

Mar 4, 1865

Lincoln is inaugurated for his second term.

Lee Surrenders

Apr 9, 1865

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/appomattox-courthouse.html?tab=facts

Lincoln's Assassination

Apr 15, 1865

http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination

Davis Captured

May 10, 1865

Confederate president, Jefferson Davis, was captured in Georgia. He was not tried for treason.